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SATURDAY, JAN. 8, 2011

GU-Portland game story

A little later than usual (I drove home while waiting for the link to be posted), here's my game story and a nice photo by S-R's Jesse Tinsley of Steven Gray shooting a 3-pointer in Gonzaga's 74-61 win over Portland. Check back tomorrow for a…

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Good wins for area women

The Eastern Washington women's basketball team began defense of its Big Sky Conference title by beating Portland State at Reese Court. The win came despite a sub-par performance from reigning league MVP Julie Piper, although she came through when it counted. Washington State got its…

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Chiefs edge Everett 4-2

Tyler Johnson reaches 30 goals with an empty netter with 2.9 seconds left to ice the Spokane Chiefs' 4-2 win over Everett Saturday night. Johnson also set up Levko Koper's short-handed goal to open the scoring in the second period and then scored a power…

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WSU up 39-26 at half 

COUGARS I'm going to give you some numbers. Faisal Aden, 0-4 from the floor, 0-2 from beyond the arc. Klay Thompson, 2-6, 1-4. Abe Lodwick, 0-3, 0-2. So how bad is Washington State losing? No, the Cougars are up 39-26 at the half against Oregon.…

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GU holds off Portland 

The Gonzaga Bulldogs withstood Portland’s second-half comeback, holding off the Pilots 74-61 Saturday for their seventh straight win. It was the WCC opener for both schools. Gonzaga cruised to a 47-29 halftime lead by making 50 percent of its shots and 10 of 11 free…

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Lake City’s Sydney Butler holds on to the ball against Coeur d’Alene during the Fight for the Fish games at Lake City.  (Kathy Plonka)

Friday night preps

Sorry I didn't post sooner, but I spent much of the day helping my youngest daughter purchase a car. Here's a link to my Fight for the Fish story - Lake City's boys edged Coeur d'Alene 61-57 and Coeur d'Alene's girls stopped Lake City 48-44.…

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Tip in about 10 minutes

Gonzaga and Portland are about 10 minutes from tipping off at the Kennel. Live updates at Twitter.com/SRjimm, check back here at the final buzzer for a quick recap and then about two hours later for my game story.. GU starters: Gray, Goodson, Sacre, Harris and…

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WSU hasn't forgotten 

COUGARS Saturday mornings way back when were filled with cartoons, a bowl or six of Trix and putting together maniac plans for a day without school. Then we turned eight. Those were still the good old days. Nowadays, Saturday mornings are filled with reading the…

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